Colorado Avalanche at Winnipeg Jets NHL Betting Tips 2/14/2019

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Bell MTS Place

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The Colorado Avalanche head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, February 14, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Avalanche at +155 and the Jets at -190.

Colorado has a record of 22-23-11 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 182 goals and surrendered 188 goals for a point differential of -6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 22-34-0 and an over/under record of 31-24-0. Winnipeg has a record of 36-18-3 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 198 goals and given up 163 for a goal differential of +35. Their record against the spread is 36-21-0 while their over/under mark is 27-23-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 22-34-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 31-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 36-21-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 27-23-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
02/12/19 C Colin Wilson Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Winnipeg
01/21/19 D Erik Johnson Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

02/12/19 D Dmitry Kulikov Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Colorado
01/06/19 LW Nikolaj Ehlers Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 75 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 24 goals this season with 141 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 51 assists on the year and averages 21.1 minutes played per contest. Nathan MacKinnon averages 21.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 29 goals on 240 attempts. He has 45 assists, giving him a total of 74 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 13 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,072 shots against him and he's surrendered 103 goals. He's made 969 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has 68 total points this season for the Jets. He has 12 goals this year with 165 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 56 assists on the year and averages 21.3 minutes played per contest. Mark Scheifele averages 22.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 30 goals on 147 attempts. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 68 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 26 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,408 shots against him and he's given up 124 goals. He's made 1,284 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 55 total points this year, which is 22nd in the NHL. They've scored 182 goals while giving up 188 scores, which has them ranked 10th and 7th respectively. They have had 204 power play chances and scored 47 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 7th in the league. The Avalanche have given up 200 power play opportunities and surrendered 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.01% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 27th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 2nd in the league with a total of 75 points this season. They have 45 power play goals on 176 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 4th in the NHL. They've given up 173 power play opportunities and surrendered 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 18th overall. As a team, the Jets are 5th with a total of 198 goals scored while they've given up 163 goals this season, ranking 21st in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.86%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 4th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4%, as they've attempted 3,296 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,241 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.4% as they have 2,435 attempts while they have given up 2,393 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 14th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 54.4% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the season. That is 27th overall in the NHL. They have 1,635 face-off wins compared to 1,732 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,122 hits and they have blocked 848 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 56% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 1,726 face-off wins compared to 1,704 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,252 hits and they have blocked 829 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. Winnipeg is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've attempted 3,320 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,413 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.2% ranks 19th as they have 2,499 attempts while they have given up 2,584 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Avalanche/Jets NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg -190

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